name
Meaning 1
A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Patel
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/pəˈtɛl/
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rhymes with -ɛl
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CMU ARPABET: P AH0 T EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A village head man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭěl, “village headman”), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patil.
Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭel, “village headman”), which is from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Gujarati: પટેલ (paṭel) — surname
- Hindi: पटेल (paṭel) — surname
- Marathi: पटेल (paṭel) — surname
- Russian: Пате́л (Patél) — surname
- Gujarati: પટેલ (paṭel) — role or position of a patel
- Hindi: पटेल (paṭel) — role or position of a patel
Real reading context